Overview
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation is accepting 2027 applications for 150 achievement-based college scholarships worth USD 20,000 each for eligible high school students graduating during the 2026-2027 academic year.
Complete scholarship details
The scholarship recognizes leadership, academic achievement, service and positive impact in schools and communities. Phase 1 is an online application and does not require essays, a transcript or recommendations. Approximately one percent of applicants advance to the semifinalist stage, followed by essays, a transcript, a recommendation, regional interviews and final selection of 150 scholars.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must be current high school or home-schooled students graduating in the 2026-2027 academic year, attend school in one of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico or an eligible Department of Defense school, plan to pursue a degree at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution and be able to verify at least a 3.0 GPA. Eligible status includes U.S. citizen, U.S. national, permanent resident, refugee, asylee, Cuban-Haitian entrant or humanitarian parolee under the foundation's stated federal-aid guidelines. International students, temporary residents, prior high school graduates and certain children or grandchildren of Coca-Cola company or bottler personnel are not eligible.
Tips for this scholarship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified against the official Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation application and 2027 portal on 27 August 2026. The official sources confirm that applications are open, the USD 20,000 award, 150 annual scholars, eligibility rules and 30 September 2026 deadline.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation ↗Browse current Job and Scholarship listings from Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation →
